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Progress Test 3 Advanced Market Leader
Progress Test 3 Advanced Market Leader
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Class
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A
Listen to a presentation by Lydia Jones, a cabin crew trainer at AZ Airlines. Choose the best
answer, a, b or c, for each question.
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a)
b)
on-the-job teamwork
c)
a)
b)
c)
a)
three
b)
four
c)
five
a)
clear rules
b)
c)
a leader
a)
to be authoritarian
b)
c)
to be decisive
a)
That the new employees already have some knowledge and skills.
b)
c)
a)
b)
c)
a)
b)
c)
a)
b)
Mistakes happen.
c)
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What does Lydia say is important about relationships among team members?
a)
b)
c)
The only practical way to do the job is to concentrate on your own work.
READING
A
Read the article and identify the paragraph (ivii) in which you can find information about the
following:
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What business and enterprise minister Mark Prisk says about the economy.
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What Nesta believes about the future and what investors should do now.
17
What the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts has recently said about the
venture capital industry.
18
Venture capital companies are raising more money now than they were after the 2000 dotcom crash.
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Lynch says that venture capital firms now avoid 100m deals and prefer much smaller ones.
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The government doesnt think start-ups are very important to the UK economy.
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Mike Lynch thinks investors should wait until the economy improves before investing.
LANGUAGE
A
Read the text below Say what the numbered words (2630) refer to.
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27
28
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B
Write the most appropriate modal verb (positive or negative) in each gap. The meaning is given
in brackets.
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32
You
33
They
have taken the train but the last one had left, so I got a taxi. (If there had been a train ...)
have ordered more paper for the copier. Id already ordered it. (It wasnt necessary.)
have left the office already. Its only 3 p.m. (Its impossible.)
34
There were only two people who could have written this note. It wasnt Axel, so it
Victoria. (It could only have been.)
35
You
recommended.)
have gone to the presentation on database management. It was great! (It was
have been
VOCABULARY
A
Match four of the five managers below with the team where they will be best suited.
42 Ideally, our new team member should enjoy working with people and should get on well with others. He or
she should be able to explain things clearly to customers. And as our work is never routine it is important
to be able to adapt quickly to changing situations.
Person:
43 The ideal candidate must be able to deal with all kinds of difficult situations, and take control when
something goes wrong. He or she must be able to keep a clear head and not get distracted when things happen
fast. Because this person will manage a large team and a large budget, he or she must be sensible and able to
make good judgements.
Person:
44 We need someone who can produce new and effective ideas and can give other people a feeling of
excitement and a desire to do something great. This person also needs to deal politely and skilfully with our
team of artists and designers without upsetting them.
Person:
45
a)
pre-seminar
46
a)
build
47
Everyone worked hard last year, but then in January everyone lost motivation. Lets think of a way to
b)
b)
post-seminar
inspire
c)
breakfast at 8:30.
pro-seminar
staff turnover.
c)
reduce
demotivate
b)
48
Well finally be in the black next year, after were repaid our
a)
grant
49
a)
credit
50
We
a)
overpaid
b)
b)
remotivate
dividend
start-up
c)
c)
hypermotivate
loan
asset
defaulted
c)
ripped off
SKILLS
A
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54
Please
55
a)
aware, the move will mean we all have slightly less space.
b)
c)
d)
explain our plans for moving to our new offices next month.
e)
have many outstanding features, including big windows with lots of natural light.
I know
Im sorry
Lets
One thing you could do
Conversation 1
Max:
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Ann:
57
how you feel. Its not a very good time to work. It might be worth
asking some of the other guys if they want to switch nights with you.
Max:
58
Ann:
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Max:
60
Conversation 2
Abdullah:
61
need a loan?
Heinz: We need to hire two new software technicians so we can launch the product quickly.
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Abdullah:
62
63
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Heinz: OK, fine. But I still think we can work something out.
so far.
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WRITING
Read the first paragraph of a summary of a consultants report below, and the notes underneath
it. Then write the rest of the summary using the sub-headings and information given. You should write
about 200250 words.